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98	is still respected. but deprecated). In the absence of this option, the	98	is still respected. but deprecated). In the absence of this option, the
99	display specified by the B<DISPLAY> environment variable is used.	99	display specified by the B<DISPLAY> environment variable is used.
100		100
101	=item B<-depth> I<bitdepth>	101	=item B<-depth> I<bitdepth>
102		102
103	Compile I<xft>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;	103	Compile I<frills>: Attempt to find a visual with the given bit depth;
104	resource B<depth>.	104	resource B<depth>.
105		105
106	[Please note that many X servers (and libXft) are buggy with	106	[Please note that many X servers (and libXft) are buggy with
107	respect to C<-depth 32> and/or alpha channels, and will cause all sorts	107	respect to C<-depth 32> and/or alpha channels, and will cause all sorts
108	of graphical corruption. This is harmless, but we can't do anything about	108	of graphical corruption. This is harmless, but we can't do anything about
109	this, so watch out]	109	this, so watch out]
110		110
		111	=item B<-visual> I<visualID>
		112
		113	Compile I<frills>: Use the given visual (see e.g. C<xdpyinfo> for
		114	possible visual ids) instead of the default, and also allocate a private
		115	colormap. All visual types except for DirectColor are supported.
		116
111	=item B<-geometry> I<geom>	117	=item B<-geometry> I<geom>
112		118
113	Window geometry (B<-g> still respected); resource B<geometry>.	119	Window geometry (B<-g> still respected); resource B<geometry>.
114		120
115	=item B<-rv>\|B<+rv>	121	=item B<-rv>\|B<+rv>
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121	Turn on/off jump scrolling (allow multiple lines per refresh); resource B<jumpScroll>.	127	Turn on/off jump scrolling (allow multiple lines per refresh); resource B<jumpScroll>.
122		128
123	=item B<-ss>\|B<+ss>	129	=item B<-ss>\|B<+ss>
124		130
125	Turn on/off skip scrolling (allow multiple screens per refresh); resource B<skipScroll>.	131	Turn on/off skip scrolling (allow multiple screens per refresh); resource B<skipScroll>.
126
127	=item B<-tr>\|B<+tr>
128
129	Turn on/off pseudo-transparency by using the root pixmap as background; resource B<transparent>.
130
131	B<-ip> is still accepted as an obsolete alias but will be removed in
132	future versions.
133		132
134	=item B<-fade> I<number>	133	=item B<-fade> I<number>
135		134
136	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small values	135	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost. Small values
137	fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by the fade	136	fade a little only, 100 completely replaces all colours by the fade
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140	=item B<-fadecolor> I<colour>	139	=item B<-fadecolor> I<colour>
141		140
142	Fade to this colour when fading is used (see B<-fade>). The default colour	141	Fade to this colour when fading is used (see B<-fade>). The default colour
143	is opaque black. resource B<fadeColor>.	142	is opaque black. resource B<fadeColor>.
144		143
145	=item B<-tint> I<colour>
146
147	Tint the transparent background with the given colour;
148	resource I<tintColor>.
149
150	=item B<-sh> I<number>
151
152	Darken (0 .. 99) or lighten (101 .. 200) the transparent background.
153	A value of 100 means no shading; resource I<shading>.
154
155	=item B<-blr> I<HxV>
156
157	Apply Gaussian Blur with the specified radii to the transparent
158	background. If a single number is specified, the vertical and
159	horizontal radii are considered to be the same. Setting one of the
160	radii to 1 and the other to a large number creates interesting effects
161	on some backgrounds. The maximum radius value is 128. An horizontal or
162	vertical radius of 0 disables blurring;
163	resource I<blurRadius>.
164
165	=item B<-icon> I<file>	144	=item B<-icon> I<file>
166		145
167	Compile I<pixbuf>: Use the specified image as application icon. This	146	Compile I<pixbuf>: Use the specified image as application icon. This
168	is used by many window managers, taskbars and pagers to represent the	147	is used by many window managers, taskbars and pagers to represent the
169	application window; resource I<iconFile>.	148	application window; resource I<iconFile>.
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173	Window background colour; resource B<background>.	152	Window background colour; resource B<background>.
174		153
175	=item B<-fg> I<colour>	154	=item B<-fg> I<colour>
176		155
177	Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>.	156	Window foreground colour; resource B<foreground>.
178
179	=item B<-pixmap> I<file[;oplist]>
180
181	Compile I<pixbuf>: Specify image file for the background and also
182	optionally specify a list of operations to modify it. Note you may need to
183	add quotes to avoid special shell interpretation of the C<;> in the
184	command-line; for more details see resource B<backgroundPixmap>.
185		157
186	=item B<-cr> I<colour>	158	=item B<-cr> I<colour>
187		159
188	The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>.	160	The cursor colour; resource B<cursorColor>.
189		161
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248		220
249	=item B<-ls>\|B<+ls>	221	=item B<-ls>\|B<+ls>
250		222
251	Start as a login-shell/sub-shell; resource B<loginShell>.	223	Start as a login-shell/sub-shell; resource B<loginShell>.
252		224
		225	=item B<-mc> I<milliseconds>
		226
		227	Specify the maximum time between multi-click selections.
		228
253	=item B<-ut>\|B<+ut>	229	=item B<-ut>\|B<+ut>
254		230
255	Compile I<utmp>: Inhibit/enable writing a utmp entry; resource	231	Compile I<utmp>: Inhibit/enable writing a utmp entry; resource
256	B<utmpInhibit>.	232	B<utmpInhibit>.
257		233
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335		311
336	=item B<-override-redirect>	312	=item B<-override-redirect>
337		313
338	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect on the window; resource	314	Compile I<frills>: Sets override-redirect on the window; resource
339	B<override-redirect>.	315	B<override-redirect>.
		316
		317	=item B<-dockapp>
		318
		319	Sets the initial state of the window to WithdrawnState, which makes
		320	window managers that support this extension treat it as a dockapp.
340		321
341	=item B<-sbg>	322	=item B<-sbg>
342		323
343	Compile I<frills>: Disable the usage of the built-in block graphics/line	324	Compile I<frills>: Disable the usage of the built-in block graphics/line
344	drawing characters and just rely on what the specified fonts provide. Use	325	drawing characters and just rely on what the specified fonts provide. Use
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398		379
399	=item B<-pt> I<style>	380	=item B<-pt> I<style>
400		381
401	Compile I<XIM>: input style for input method; B<OverTheSpot>,	382	Compile I<XIM>: input style for input method; B<OverTheSpot>,
402	B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; resource B<preeditType>.	383	B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; resource B<preeditType>.
		384
		385	If the perl extension C<xim-onthespot> is used (which is the default),
		386	then additionally the C<OnTheSpot> preedit type is available.
403		387
404	=item B<-im> I<text>	388	=item B<-im> I<text>
405		389
406	Compile I<XIM>: input method name. resource B<inputMethod>.	390	Compile I<XIM>: input method name. resource B<inputMethod>.
407		391
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678		662
679	B<False>: specify that everything is to be displayed, even	663	B<False>: specify that everything is to be displayed, even
680	if the refresh is too fast for the human eye to read anything (or the	664	if the refresh is too fast for the human eye to read anything (or the
681	monitor to display anything); option B<+ss>.	665	monitor to display anything); option B<+ss>.
682		666
683	=item B<transparent:> I<boolean>
684
685	Turn on/off pseudo-transparency by using the root pixmap as background.
686
687	B<inheritPixmap> is still accepted as an obsolete alias but will be removed in
688	future versions.
689
690	=item B<fading:> I<number>	667	=item B<fading:> I<number>
691		668
692	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>.	669	Fade the text by the given percentage when focus is lost; option B<-fade>.
693		670
694	=item B<fadeColor:> I<colour>	671	=item B<fadeColor:> I<colour>
695		672
696	Fade to this colour, when fading is used (see B<fading:>). The default	673	Fade to this colour, when fading is used (see B<fading:>). The default
697	colour is black; option B<-fadecolor>.	674	colour is black; option B<-fadecolor>.
698		675
699	=item B<tintColor:> I<colour>
700
701	Tint the transparent background with the given colour. If the RENDER
702	extension is not available only black, red, green, yellow, blue,
703	magenta, cyan and white tints can be performed server-side. Note that
704	a black tint yields a completely black image while a white tint yields
705	the image unchanged; option B<-tint>.
706
707	=item B<shading:> I<number>
708
709	Darken (0 .. 99) or lighten (101 .. 200) the transparent background.
710	A value of 100 means no shading; option B<-sh>.
711
712	=item B<blendType:> I<string>
713
714	Specify background blending type; option B<-blt>.
715
716	=item B<blurRadius:> I<number>
717
718	Apply gaussian blur with the specified radius to the transparent
719	background; option B<-blr>.
720
721	=item B<iconFile:> I<file>	676	=item B<iconFile:> I<file>
722		677
723	Set the application icon pixmap; option B<-icon>.	678	Set the application icon pixmap; option B<-icon>.
724		679
725	=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>	680	=item B<scrollColor:> I<colour>
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733		688
734	=item B<borderColor:> I<colour>	689	=item B<borderColor:> I<colour>
735		690
736	The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar	691	The colour of the border around the text area and between the scrollbar
737	and the text.	692	and the text.
738
739	=item B<backgroundPixmap:> I<file[;oplist]>
740
741	Use the specified image file for the background and also
742	optionally specify a colon separated list of operations to modify it.
743	Supported operations are:
744
745	=over 4
746
747	=item B<WxH+X+Y>
748
749	sets scale and position. B<"W" / "H"> specify the horizontal/vertical
750	scale (percent), and B<"X" / "Y"> locate the image centre (percent). A
751	scale of 0 disables scaling. The maximum permitted scale is 1000.
752
753	=item B<op=tile>
754
755	enables tiling
756
757	=item B<op=keep-aspect>
758
759	maintain the image aspect ratio when scaling
760
761	=item B<op=root-align>
762
763	use the position of the terminal window relative to the root window as
764	the image offset, simulating a root window background
765
766	=back
767
768	The default scale and position setting is C<100x100+50+50>.
769	Alternatively, a predefined set of templates can be used to achieve
770	the most common setups:
771
772	=over 4
773
774	=item B<style=tiled>
775
776	the image is tiled with no scaling. Equivalent to 0x0+0+0:op=tile
777
778	=item B<style=aspect-stretched>
779
780	the image is scaled to fill the whole window maintaining the aspect
781	ratio and centered. Equivalent to 100x100+50+50:op=keep-aspect
782
783	=item B<style=stretched>
784
785	the image is scaled to fill the whole window. Equivalent to 100x100
786
787	=item B<style=centered>
788
789	the image is centered with no scaling. Equivalent to 0x0+50+50
790
791	=item B<style=root-tiled>
792
793	the image is tiled with no scaling and using 'root' positioning.
794	Equivalent to 0x0:op=tile:op=root-align
795
796	=back
797
798	If multiple templates are specified the last one wins. Note that a
799	template overrides all the scale, position and operations settings.
800
801	If used in conjunction with B<-tr> option, the specified pixmap will be
802	blended over the transparent background using alpha-blending.
803
804	=item B<path:> I<path>
805
806	Specify the colon-delimited search path for finding background image files.
807		693
808	=item B<font:> I<fontlist>	694	=item B<font:> I<fontlist>
809		695
810	Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names	696	Select the fonts to be used. This is a comma separated list of font names
811	that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The	697	that are checked in order when trying to find glyphs for characters. The
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908		794
909	B<True>: start as a login shell by prepending a `-' to B<argv[0]> of	795	B<True>: start as a login shell by prepending a `-' to B<argv[0]> of
910	the shell; option B<-ls>. B<False>: start as a normal sub-shell	796	the shell; option B<-ls>. B<False>: start as a normal sub-shell
911	[default]; option B<+ls>.	797	[default]; option B<+ls>.
912		798
		799	=item B<multiClickTime:> I<number>
		800
		801	Specify the maximum time in milliseconds between multi-click select
		802	events. The default is 500 milliseconds; option B<-mc>.
		803
913	=item B<utmpInhibit:> I<boolean>	804	=item B<utmpInhibit:> I<boolean>
914		805
915	B<True>: inhibit writing record into the system log file B<utmp>;	806	B<True>: inhibit writing record into the system log file B<utmp>;
916	option B<-ut>. B<False>: write record into the system log file B<utmp>	807	option B<-ut>. B<False>: write record into the system log file B<utmp>
917	[default]; option B<+ut>.	808	[default]; option B<+ut>.
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980	are not passed onto the shell; option B<-sk>. B<False>: do not scroll to	871	are not passed onto the shell; option B<-sk>. B<False>: do not scroll to
981	bottom when a non-special key is pressed; option B<+sk>.	872	bottom when a non-special key is pressed; option B<+sk>.
982		873
983	=item B<saveLines:> I<number>	874	=item B<saveLines:> I<number>
984		875
985	Save I<number> lines in the scrollback buffer [default 64]. This	876	Save I<number> lines in the scrollback buffer [default 1000]; option B<-sl>.
986	resource is limited on most machines to 65535; option B<-sl>.
987		877
988	=item B<internalBorder:> I<number>	878	=item B<internalBorder:> I<number>
989		879
990	Internal border of I<number> pixels. This resource is limited to 100;	880	Internal border of I<number> pixels. This resource is limited to 100;
991	option B<-b>.	881	option B<-b>.
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1054		944
1055	=item B<pointerColor2:> I<colour>	945	=item B<pointerColor2:> I<colour>
1056		946
1057	Mouse pointer background colour.	947	Mouse pointer background colour.
1058		948
		949	=item B<pointerShape:> I<string>
		950
		951	Compile I<frills>: Specifies the name of the mouse pointer shape
		952	[default B<xterm>]. See the macros in the B<X11/cursorfont.h> include
		953	file for possible values (omit the C<XC_> prefix).
		954
1059	=item B<pointerBlankDelay:> I<number>	955	=item B<pointerBlankDelay:> I<number>
1060		956
1061	Specifies number of seconds before blanking the pointer [default 2]. Use a	957	Specifies number of seconds before blanking the pointer [default 2]. Use a
1062	large number (e.g. C<987654321>) to effectively disable the timeout.	958	large number (e.g. C<987654321>) to effectively disable the timeout.
1063		959
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1089		985
1090	B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]^{\|} >>	986	B<< BACKSLASH `"'&()*,;<=>?@[]^{\|} >>
1091		987
1092	=item B<preeditType:> I<style>	988	=item B<preeditType:> I<style>
1093		989
1094	B<OverTheSpot>, B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; option B<-pt>.	990	B<OnTheSpot>, B<OverTheSpot>, B<OffTheSpot>, B<Root>; option B<-pt>.
1095		991
1096	=item B<inputMethod:> I<name>	992	=item B<inputMethod:> I<name>
1097		993
1098	I<name> of inputMethod to use; option B<-im>.	994	I<name> of inputMethod to use; option B<-im>.
1099		995
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1168	Sets the working directory for the shell (or the command specified via	1064	Sets the working directory for the shell (or the command specified via
1169	B<-e>). The I<path> must be an absolute path and it must exist for	1065	B<-e>). The I<path> must be an absolute path and it must exist for
1170	@@RXVT_NAME@@ to start. If it isn't specified then the current working	1066	@@RXVT_NAME@@ to start. If it isn't specified then the current working
1171	directory will be used; option B<-cd>.	1067	directory will be used; option B<-cd>.
1172		1068
1173	=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<string>	1069	=item B<keysym.>I<sym>: I<action>
1174		1070
1175	Compile I<frills>: Associate I<string> with keysym I<sym>. The	1071	Compile I<frills>: Associate I<action> with keysym I<sym>. The intervening
1176	intervening resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted.	1072	resource name B<keysym.> cannot be omitted.
1177		1073
1178	The format of I<sym> is "I<(modifiers-)key>", where I<modifiers> can be	1074	Using this resource, you can map key combinations such as
1179	any combination of B<ISOLevel3>, B<AppKeypad>, B<Control>, B<NumLock>,	1075	C<Ctrl-Shift-BackSpace> to various actions, such as outputting a different
1180	B<Shift>, B<Meta>, B<Lock>, B<Mod1>, B<Mod2>, B<Mod3>, B<Mod4>, B<Mod5>,	1076	string than would normally result from that combination, making the
1181	and the abbreviated B<I>, B<K>, B<C>, B<N>, B<S>, B<M>, B<A>, B<L>, B<1>,	1077	terminal scroll up or down the way you want it, or any other thing an
1182	B<2>, B<3>, B<4>, B<5>.	1078	extension might provide.
		1079
		1080	The key combination that triggers the action, I<sym>, has the following format:
		1081
		1082	(modifiers-)key
		1083
		1084	Where I<modifiers> can be any combination of the following full or
		1085	abbreviated modifier names:
		1086
		1087	=begin table
		1088
		1089	B<ISOLevel3> B<I>
		1090	B<AppKeypad> B<K>
		1091	B<Control> B<C>
		1092	B<NumLock> B<N>
		1093	B<Shift> B<S>
		1094	B<Meta> B<M> I<or> B<A>
		1095	B<Lock> B<L>
		1096	B<Mod1> B<1>
		1097	B<Mod2> B<2>
		1098	B<Mod3> B<3>
		1099	B<Mod4> B<4>
		1100	B<Mod5> B<5>
		1101
		1102	=end table
1183		1103
1184	The B<NumLock>, B<Meta> and B<ISOLevel3> modifiers are usually aliased to	1104	The B<NumLock>, B<Meta> and B<ISOLevel3> modifiers are usually aliased to
1185	whatever modifier the NumLock key, Meta/Alt keys or ISO Level3 Shift/AltGr	1105	whatever modifier the NumLock key, Meta/Alt keys or ISO Level3 Shift/AltGr
1186	keys are being mapped. B<AppKeypad> is a synthetic modifier mapped to the	1106	keys are being mapped. B<AppKeypad> is a synthetic modifier mapped to the
1187	current application keymap mode state.	1107	current application keymap mode state.
1188		1108
1189	The spellings of I<key> can be obtained by using B<xev>(1) command or	1109	Due the the large number of modifier combinations, a key mapping will
1190	searching keysym macros from B</usr/X11R6/include/X11/keysymdef.h> and	1110	match if I<at least> the specified identifiers are being set, and no other
		1111	key mappings with those and more bits are being defined. That means that
		1112	defining a mapping for C<a> will automatically provide definitions for
		1113	C<Meta-a>, C<Shift-a> and so on, unless some of those are defined mappings
		1114	themselves. See the C<builtin:> action, below, for a way to work around
		1115	this when this is a problem.
		1116
		1117	The spelling of I<key> depends on your implementation of X. An easy way to
		1118	find a key name is to use the B<xev>(1) command. You can find a list by
		1119	looking for the C<XK_> macros in the B<X11/keysymdef.h> include file (omit
1191	omitting the prefix B<XK_>. Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex	1120	the C<XK_> prefix). Alternatively you can specify I<key> by its hex keysym
1192	keysym value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>). Note that the lookup of I<sym>s is not	1121	value (B<0x0000 - 0xFFFF>).
1193	performed in an exact manner; however, the closest match is assured.
1194		1122
1195	I<string> may contain escape values (C<\n>: newline, C<\000>: octal	1123	As with any resource value, the I<action> string may contain backslash
		1124	escape sequences (C<\n>: newline, C<\\>: backslash, C<\000>: octal
1196	number), see RESOURCES in C<man 7 X> for further details.	1125	number), see RESOURCES in C<man 7 X> for further details.
1197		1126
1198	You can define a range of keysyms in one shot by	1127	An action starts with an action prefix that selects a certain type
1199	loading the C<keysym-list> perl extension and providing a I<string>	1128	of action, followed by a colon. An action string without colons is
1200	with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where the delimiter `/'	1129	interpreted as a literal string to pass to the tty (as if it was
		1130	prefixed with C<string:>).
		1131
		1132	The following action prefixes are known - extensions can provide
		1133	additional prefixes:
		1134
		1135	=over 4
		1136
		1137	=item string:STRING
		1138
		1139	If the I<action> starts with C<string:> (or otherwise contains no colons),
		1140	then the remaining C<STRING> will be passed to the program running in the
		1141	terminal. For example, you could replace whatever Shift-Tab outputs by the
		1142	string C<echo rm -rf /> followed by a newline:
		1143
		1144	URxvt.keysym.Shift-Tab: string:echo rm -rf /\n
		1145
		1146	This could in theory be used to completely redefine your keymap.
		1147
		1148	In addition, for actions of this type, you can define a range of
		1149	keysyms in one shot by loading the C<keysym-list> perl extension and
		1150	providing an I<action> with pattern B<list/PREFIX/MIDDLE/SUFFIX>, where
1201	should be a character not used by the strings.	1151	the delimiter `/' should be a character not used by the strings.
1202		1152
1203	Its usage can be demonstrated by an example:	1153	Its usage can be demonstrated by an example:
1204		1154
1205	URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list\|\033<\|abc\|>	1155	URxvt.keysym.M-C-0x61: list\|\033<\|abc\|>
1206		1156
1207	The above line is equivalent to the following three lines:	1157	The above line is equivalent to the following three lines:
1208		1158
1209	URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x61: \033<a>	1159	URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x61: string:\033<a>
1210	URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x62: \033<b>	1160	URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x62: string:\033<b>
1211	URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x63: \033<c>	1161	URxvt.keysym.Meta-Control-0x63: string:\033<c>
1212		1162
		1163	=item command:STRING
		1164
1213	If I<string> takes the form of C<command:STRING>, the specified B<STRING>	1165	If I<action> takes the form of C<command:STRING>, the specified B<STRING>
1214	is interpreted and executed as @@RXVT_NAME@@'s control sequence. For	1166	is interpreted and executed as @@RXVT_NAME@@'s control sequence (basically
		1167	the opposite of C<string:> - instead of sending it to the program running
		1168	in the terminal, it will be treated as if it were program output). This is
		1169	most useful to feed command sequences into @@RXVT_NAME@@.
		1170
1215	example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK>	1171	For example the following means "change the current locale to C<zh_CN.GBK>
1216	when Control-Meta-c is being pressed":	1172	when Control-Meta-c is being pressed":
1217		1173
1218	URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007	1174	URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007
1219		1175
1220	If I<string> takes the form C<perl:STRING>, then the specified B<STRING>	1176	The following example will map Control-Meta-1 and Control-Meta-2 to
1221	is passed to the C<on_user_command> perl handler. See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3)	1177	the fonts C<suxuseuro> and C<9x15bold>, so you can have some limited
1222	manpage. For example, the F<selection> extension (activated via	1178	font-switching at runtime:
1223	C<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -pe selection>) listens for C<selection:rot13> events:
1224		1179
1225	URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: perl:selection:rot13	1180	URxvt.keysym.M-C-1: command:\033]50;suxuseuro\007
		1181	URxvt.keysym.M-C-2: command:\033]50;9x15bold\007
1226		1182
1227	Due the the large number of modifier combinations, a defined key mapping	1183	Other things are possible, e.g. resizing (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for more
1228	will match if I<at least> the specified identifiers are being set, and	1184	info):
1229	no other key mappings with those and more bits are being defined. That
1230	means that defining a key map for C<a> will automatically provide
1231	definitions for C<Meta-a>, C<Shift-a> and so on, unless some of those are defined
1232	mappings themselves.
1233		1185
1234	Unfortunately, this will override built-in key mappings. For example	1186	URxvt.keysym.M-C-3: command:\033[8;25;80t
		1187	URxvt.keysym.M-C-4: command:\033[8;48;110t
		1188
		1189	=item builtin:
		1190
		1191	The builtin action is the action that @@RXVT_NAME@@ would execute if no
		1192	key binding existed for the key combination. The obvious use is to undo
		1193	the effect of existing bindings. The not so obvious use is to reinstate
		1194	bindings when another binding overrides too many modifiers.
		1195
1235	if you overwrite the C<Insert> key you will disable @@RXVT_NAME@@'s	1196	For example if you overwrite the C<Insert> key you will disable
1236	C<Shift-Insert> mapping. To re-enable that, you can poke "holes" into the	1197	@@RXVT_NAME@@'s C<Shift-Insert> mapping. To re-enable that, you can poke
1237	user-defined keymap using the C<builtin:> replacement:	1198	"holes" into the user-defined keymap using the C<builtin:> replacement:
1238		1199
1239	URxvt.keysym.Insert: <my insert key sequence>	1200	URxvt.keysym.Insert: <my insert key sequence>
1240	URxvt.keysym.S-Insert: builtin:	1201	URxvt.keysym.S-Insert: builtin:
1241		1202
1242	The first line defines a mapping for C<Insert> and I<any> combination	1203	The first line defines a mapping for C<Insert> and I<any> combination
1243	of modifiers. The second line re-establishes the default mapping for	1204	of modifiers. The second line re-establishes the default mapping for
1244	C<Shift-Insert>.	1205	C<Shift-Insert>.
1245		1206
1246	The following example will map Control-Meta-1 and Control-Meta-2 to	1207	=item builtin-string:
1247	the fonts C<suxuseuro> and C<9x15bold>, so you can have some limited
1248	font-switching at runtime:
1249		1208
1250	URxvt.keysym.M-C-1: command:\033]50;suxuseuro\007	1209	This action is mainly useful to restore string mappings for keys that
1251	URxvt.keysym.M-C-2: command:\033]50;9x15bold\007	1210	have predefined actions in @@RXVT_NAME@@. The exact semantics are a bit
		1211	difficult to explain - basically, this action will send the string to the
		1212	application that would be sent if @@RXVT_NAME@@ wouldn't have a built-in
		1213	action for it.
1252		1214
1253	Other things are possible, e.g. resizing (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(7) for more	1215	An example might make it clearer: @@RXVT_NAME@@ normally pastes the
1254	info):	1216	selection when you press C<Shift-Insert>. With the following bindings, it
		1217	would instead emit the (undocumented, but what applications running in the
		1218	terminal might expect) sequence C<ESC [ 2 $> instead:
1255		1219
1256	URxvt.keysym.M-C-3: command:\033[8;25;80t	1220	URxvt.keysym.S-Insert: builtin-string:
1257	URxvt.keysym.M-C-4: command:\033[8;48;110t	1221	URxvt.keysym.C-S-Insert: builtin:
		1222
		1223	The first line disables the paste functionality for that key
		1224	combination, and the second reinstates the default behaviour for
		1225	C<Control-Shift-Insert>, which would otherwise be overridden.
		1226
		1227	Similarly, to let applications gain access to the C<C-M-c> (copy to
		1228	clipboard) and C<C-M-v> (paste clipboard) key combination, you can do
		1229	this:
		1230
		1231	URxvt.keysym.C-M-c: builtin-string:
		1232	URxvt.keysym.C-M-v: builtin-string:
		1233
		1234	=item EXTENSION:STRING
		1235
		1236	An action of this form invokes the action B<STRING>, if any, provided
		1237	by the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) extension B<EXTENSION>. The extension will
		1238	be loaded automatically if necessary.
		1239
		1240	Not all extensions define actions, but popular extensions that do
		1241	include the I<selection> and I<matcher> extensions (documented in their
		1242	own manpages, @@RXVT_NAME@@-selection(1) and @@RXVT_NAME@@-matcher(1),
		1243	respectively).
		1244
		1245	From the silly examples department, this will rot13-"encrypt"
		1246	@@RXVT_NAME@@'s selection when Alt-Control-c is pressed on typical PC
		1247	keyboards:
		1248
		1249	URxvt.keysym.M-C-c: selection:rot13
		1250
		1251	=item perl:STRING DEPRECATED
		1252
		1253	This is a deprecated way of invoking commands provided by perl
		1254	extensions. It is still supported, but should not be used anymore.
		1255
		1256	=back
1258		1257
1259	=item B<perl-ext-common>: I<string>	1258	=item B<perl-ext-common>: I<string>
1260		1259
1261	=item B<perl-ext>: I<string>	1260	=item B<perl-ext>: I<string>
1262		1261
…		…
1264	use in this terminal instance; option B<-pe>.	1263	use in this terminal instance; option B<-pe>.
1265		1264
1266	Extension names can be prefixed with a C<-> sign to prohibit using	1265	Extension names can be prefixed with a C<-> sign to prohibit using
1267	them. This can be useful to selectively disable some extensions loaded	1266	them. This can be useful to selectively disable some extensions loaded
1268	by default, or specified via the C<perl-ext-common> resource. For	1267	by default, or specified via the C<perl-ext-common> resource. For
1269	example, C<default,-selection> will use all the default extension except	1268	example, C<default,-selection> will use all the default extensions except
1270	C<selection>.	1269	C<selection>.
1271		1270
1272	Extension names can also be followed by an argument in angle brackets	1271	The default set includes the C<selection>, C<option-popup>,
1273	(e.g. C<< searchable-scrollback<M-s> >>, which binds the hotkey for	1272	C<selection-popup>, C<readline> and C<searchable-scrollback>
1274	searchable scrollback to Alt/Meta-s). Mentioning the same extension	1273	extensions, and extensions which are mentioned in B<keysym> resources.
1275	multiple times with different arguments will pass multiple arguments to	1274
1276	the extension.	1275	Any extension such that a corresponding resource is given on the
		1276	command line is automatically appended to B<perl-ext>.
1277		1277
1278	Each extension is looked up in the library directories, loaded if	1278	Each extension is looked up in the library directories, loaded if
1279	necessary, and bound to the current terminal instance.	1279	necessary, and bound to the current terminal instance. When the library
		1280	search path contains multiple extension files of the same name, then the
		1281	first one found will be used.
1280		1282
1281	If both of these resources are the empty string, then the perl	1283	If both of these resources are the empty string, then the perl interpreter
1282	interpreter will not be initialized. The idea behind two options is that	1284	will not be initialized. The rationale for having two options is that
1283	B<perl-ext-common> will be used for extensions that should be available to	1285	B<perl-ext-common> will be used for extensions that should be available to
1284	all instances, while B<perl-ext> is used for specific instances.	1286	all instances, while B<perl-ext> is used for specific instances.
1285		1287
1286	=item B<perl-eval>: I<string>	1288	=item B<perl-eval>: I<string>
1287		1289
…		…
1289	the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.	1291	the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1290		1292
1291	=item B<perl-lib>: I<path>	1293	=item B<perl-lib>: I<path>
1292		1294
1293	Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension	1295	Colon-separated list of additional directories that hold extension
1294	scripts. When looking for perl extensions, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will first	1296	scripts. When looking for perl extensions, @@RXVT_NAME@@ will first look
1295	look in these directories, then in $HOME/.urxvt/ext and lastly in	1297	in these directories, then in C<$URXVT_PERL_LIB>, F<$HOME/.urxvt/ext> and
1296	F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>.	1298	lastly in F<@@RXVT_LIBDIR@@/urxvt/perl/>.
1297		1299
1298	See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.	1300	See the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage.
1299		1301
1300	=item B<< selection.pattern-I<idx> >>: I<perl-regex>	1302	=item B<< selection.pattern-I<idx> >>: I<perl-regex>
1301		1303
…		…
1305	=item B<< selection-autotransform.I<idx> >>: I<perl-transform>	1307	=item B<< selection-autotransform.I<idx> >>: I<perl-transform>
1306		1308
1307	Selection auto-transform patterns, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage	1309	Selection auto-transform patterns, see the @@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3) manpage
1308	for details.	1310	for details.
1309		1311
1310	=item B<searchable-scrollback:> I<keysym>	1312	=item B<searchable-scrollback:> I<keysym> DEPRECATED
1311		1313
1312	Sets the hotkey that starts the incremental scrollback buffer search	1314	This resource is deprecated and will be removed. Use a B<keysym> resource
1313	(default: C<M-s>).	1315	instead, e.g.:
1314		1316
		1317	URxvt.keysym.M-s: searchable-scrollback:start
		1318
1315	=item B<urlLauncher>: I<string>	1319	=item B<url-launcher>: I<string>
1316		1320
1317	Specifies the program to be started with a URL argument. Used by the	1321	Specifies the program to be started with a URL argument. Used by the
1318	C<selection-popup> and C<matcher> perl extensions.	1322	C<selection-popup> and C<matcher> perl extensions.
1319		1323
1320	=item B<transient-for>: I<windowid>	1324	=item B<transient-for>: I<windowid>
…		…
1388	window causes the value of the PRIMARY selection (or CLIPBOARD with the	1392	window causes the value of the PRIMARY selection (or CLIPBOARD with the
1389	B<Meta> modifier) to be inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard.	1393	B<Meta> modifier) to be inserted as if it had been typed on the keyboard.
1390		1394
1391	Pressing B<Shift-Insert> causes the value of the PRIMARY selection to be	1395	Pressing B<Shift-Insert> causes the value of the PRIMARY selection to be
1392	inserted too.	1396	inserted too.
		1397
		1398	rxvt-unicode also provides the bindings B<Ctrl-Meta-c> and
		1399	<Ctrl-Meta-v> to interact with the CLIPBOARD selection. The first
		1400	binding causes the value of the internal selection to be copied to the
		1401	CLIPBOARD selection, while the second binding causes the value of the
		1402	CLIPBOARD selection to be inserted.
1393		1403
1394	=back	1404	=back
1395		1405
1396	=head1 CHANGING FONTS	1406	=head1 CHANGING FONTS
1397		1407
…		…
1486	In addition to the default foreground and background colours,	1496	In addition to the default foreground and background colours,
1487	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 88/256 colours: 8 ANSI colours plus	1497	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> can display up to 88/256 colours: 8 ANSI colours plus
1488	high-intensity (potentially bold/blink) versions of the same, and 72 (or	1498	high-intensity (potentially bold/blink) versions of the same, and 72 (or
1489	240 in 256 colour mode) colours arranged in an 4x4x4 (or 6x6x6) colour RGB	1499	240 in 256 colour mode) colours arranged in an 4x4x4 (or 6x6x6) colour RGB
1490	cube plus a 8 (24) colour greyscale ramp.	1500	cube plus a 8 (24) colour greyscale ramp.
		1501
		1502	B<@@RXVT_NAME@@> supports direct 24-bit fg/bg RGB colour escapes
		1503	C< ESC [ 38 ; 2 ; R ; G ; Bm > / C< ESC [ 48 ; 2; R ; G ; Bm >. However the
		1504	number of 24-bit colours that can be used is limited: an internal 7x7x5 (256
		1505	colour mode) or 6x6x4 (88 colour mode) colour cube is used to index into the
		1506	24-bit colour space. When indexing collisions happen, the nearest old colour in
		1507	the cube will be adapted to the new 24-bit RGB colour. That means one cannot
		1508	use many similar 24-bit colours. It's typically not a problem in common
		1509	scenarios.
1491		1510
1492	Here is a list of the ANSI colours with their names.	1511	Here is a list of the ANSI colours with their names.
1493		1512
1494	=begin table	1513	=begin table
1495		1514
…		…
1522	The following text gives values for the standard 88 colour mode (and	1541	The following text gives values for the standard 88 colour mode (and
1523	values for the 256 colour mode in parentheses).	1542	values for the 256 colour mode in parentheses).
1524		1543
1525	The RGB cube uses indices 16..79 (16..231) using the following formulas:	1544	The RGB cube uses indices 16..79 (16..231) using the following formulas:
1526		1545
1527	index_88 = (r * 4 + g) * 4 + b + 16 # r, g, b = 0..3	1546	index_88 = (r * 4 + g) * 4 + b + 16 # r, g, b = 0..3
1528	index_256 = (r * 16 + g) * 16 + b + 16 # r, g, b = 0..15	1547	index_256 = (r * 6 + g) * 6 + b + 16 # r, g, b = 0..5
1529		1548
1530	The grayscale ramp uses indices 80..87 (232..239), from 10% to 90% in 10%	1549	The grayscale ramp uses indices 80..87 (232..239), from 10% to 90% in 10%
1531	steps (1/26 to 25/26 in 1/26 steps) - black and white are already part of	1550	steps (1/26 to 25/26 in 1/26 steps) - black and white are already part of
1532	the RGB cube.	1551	the RGB cube.
1533		1552
…		…
1641		1660
1642	=item B<SHELL>	1661	=item B<SHELL>
1643		1662
1644	The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>.	1663	The shell to be used for command execution, defaults to C</bin/sh>.
1645		1664
1646	=item B<RXVT_SOCKET>	1665	=item B<RXVT_SOCKET> [I<sic>]
1647		1666
1648	The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and	1667	The unix domain socket path used by @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1) and
1649	@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1).	1668	@@RXVT_NAME@@d(1).
1650		1669
1651	Default F<<< $HOME/.urxvt/urxvtd-I<< <nodename> >> >>>.	1670	Default F<<< $HOME/.urxvt/urxvtd-I<< <nodename> >> >>>.
		1671
		1672	=item B<URXVT_PERL_LIB>
		1673
		1674	Additional F<:>-separated library search path for perl extensions. Will be
		1675	searched after B<-perl-lib> but before F<~/.urxvt/ext> and the system library
		1676	directory.
		1677
		1678	=item B<URXVT_PERL_VERBOSITY>
		1679
		1680	See L<@@RXVT_NAME@@perl>(3).
1652		1681
1653	=item B<HOME>	1682	=item B<HOME>
1654		1683
1655	Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for	1684	Used to locate the default directory for the unix domain socket for
1656	daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as	1685	daemon communications and to locate various resource files (such as
…		…
1677		1706
1678	=back	1707	=back
1679		1708
1680	=head1 SEE ALSO	1709	=head1 SEE ALSO
1681		1710
		1711	@@RXVT_NAME@@(7), @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1), @@RXVT_NAME@@d(1), @@RXVT_NAME@@-extensions(1),
1682	@@RXVT_NAME@@(7), @@RXVT_NAME@@c(1), @@RXVT_NAME@@d(1), xterm(1), sh(1), resize(1), X(1), pty(4), tty(4), utmp(5)	1712	@@RXVT_NAME@@perl(3), xterm(1), sh(1), resize(1), X(1), pty(4), tty(4), utmp(5)
1683		1713
1684	=head1 CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR	1714	=head1 CURRENT PROJECT COORDINATOR
1685		1715
1686	=over 4	1716	=over 4
1687		1717
1688	=item Project Coordinator	1718	=item Project Coordinator
1689		1719
1690	Marc A. Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>	1720	Marc A. Lehmann <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de>.
1691		1721
1692	L<http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/rxvt-unicode.html>	1722	L<http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/rxvt-unicode.html>
1693		1723
1694	=back	1724	=back
1695		1725
…		…
1699		1729
1700	=item John Bovey	1730	=item John Bovey
1701		1731
1702	University of Kent, 1992, wrote the original Xvt.	1732	University of Kent, 1992, wrote the original Xvt.
1703		1733
1704	=item Rob Nation L<< <nation@rocket.sanders.lockheed.com> >>	1734	=item Rob Nation <nation@rocket.sanders.lockheed.com>
1705		1735
1706	very heavily modified Xvt and came up with Rxvt	1736	very heavily modified Xvt and came up with Rxvt
1707		1737
1708	=item Angelo Haritsis L<< <ah@doc.ic.ac.uk> >>	1738	=item Angelo Haritsis <ah@doc.ic.ac.uk>
1709		1739
1710	wrote the Greek Keyboard Input (no longer in code)	1740	wrote the Greek Keyboard Input (no longer in code)
1711		1741
1712	=item mj olesen L<< <olesen@me.QueensU.CA> >>	1742	=item mj olesen <olesen@me.QueensU.CA>
1713		1743
1714	Wrote the menu system.	1744	Wrote the menu system.
1715		1745
1716	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.11 to 2.21)	1746	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.11 to 2.21)
1717		1747
1718	=item Oezguer Kesim L<< <kesim@math.fu-berlin.de> >>	1748	=item Oezguer Kesim <kesim@math.fu-berlin.de>
1719		1749
1720	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5)	1750	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.21a to 2.4.5)
1721		1751
1722	=item Geoff Wing L<< <gcw@pobox.com> >>	1752	=item Geoff Wing <gcw@pobox.com>
1723		1753
1724	Rewrote screen display and text selection routines.	1754	Rewrote screen display and text selection routines.
1725		1755
1726	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)	1756	Project Coordinator (changes.txt 2.4.6 - rxvt-unicode)
1727		1757
1728	=item Marc Alexander Lehmann L<< <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de> >>	1758	=item Marc Alexander Lehmann <rxvt-unicode@schmorp.de>
1729		1759
1730	Forked rxvt-unicode, unicode support, rewrote almost all the code, perl	1760	Forked rxvt-unicode, unicode support, rewrote almost all the code, perl
1731	extension, random hacks, numerous bugfixes and extensions.	1761	extension, random hacks, numerous bugfixes and extensions.
1732		1762
1733	Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -)	1763	Project Coordinator (Changes 1.0 -)
1734		1764
1735	=item Emanuele Giaquinta L<< <e.giaquinta@glauco.it> >>	1765	=item Emanuele Giaquinta <emanuele.giaquinta@gmail.com>
1736		1766
1737	pty/utmp code rewrite, image code improvements, many random hacks and bugfixes.	1767	pty/utmp code rewrite, image code improvements, many random hacks and bugfixes.
1738		1768
1739	=back	1769	=back
1740		1770

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